Where does “Vernichtungslager” come from?
Vernichtungslager (German) comes from German Vernichtung, from German vernichten, from Middle High German vernihten, from Middle High German nihten, from Middle High German niht, from Old High German niwiht, from Old High German nio, from Old High German io — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
Vernichtungslager (German): death camp, extermination camp
Definitions
- death camp, extermination camp
Ancestry of “Vernichtungslager”, step by step
Vernichtungslager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vernichtung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vernichtung | destruction; annihilation, extinction |
| 2 | German | vernichten | to destroy; to ruin; to wreck; to annihilate; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | vernihten | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | nihten | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | niht | not |
| 6 | Old High German | niwiht | — |
| 7 | Old High German | nio | never |
| 8 | Old High German | io | always |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |